On Wednesday night, Donnie Wahlberg stopped by the Waffle House in Charlotte, North Carolina — where he was in town for New Kids On The Block's Total Package Tour — and decided to give the deserving staff a VERY nice treat!

Specifically Mel Gibson, who makes his debut as Wahlberg's scary cool dad in the trailer for Daddy's Home 2. Controversial choice…

The first trailer shows the newly cohesive family welcoming grandparents into their home for Christmas, and Marky Mark's hardass dad is nothing like Ferrell's overly affectionate father — played by John Lithgow.

Will this be the grandfather of all comedies? Check out the trailer (below) for a paternal preview — and see Daddy's Home 2 in theaters November 10!

The die-hard New England fan, who was in Houston with his his wife, Reah Durham, and their two sons, Michael and Brendan unfortunately had to scoot out of the stadium early as his son wasn't feeling well. Sad!